Arabic for silent

The root of the word silent consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s, kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k and ta that is written ﺕ and pronounced t. Words with the same root letters are often related.

The Arabic word for silent consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺖ ) and pronounced t and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﺎﻛِﺖ and pronounced saakit.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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We have seen that the Arabic word for silent is written ﺳَﺎﻛِﺖ and pronounced saakit. It follows the pattern active participle form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure faa3il where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is faa3il and the root letters are s, k and t, the word becomes saakit.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

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